Hayden v. State

OPINION

MURPHY, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Royal Anthony Hayden, appeals a jury conviction for aggravated sexual assault of his eight-year-old niece. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.021(a) (Vernon 1989). 1 After finding “true” to an enhancement paragraph, the jury sentenced appellant to thirty (80) years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant brings three points of error, contending (1) the trial court improperly overruled his motion to dismiss; (2) the trial court erred in allowing the complainant’s hearsay statements in evidence; and (3)…